Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: JOÃO AURELIANO DE ALMEIDA MEDEIROS

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STUDENT : JOÃO AURELIANO DE ALMEIDA MEDEIROS
DATE: 22/09/2025
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: videoconferência
TITLE:

The construction of the trans character in Laerte Coutinho's comics: an image constellation of society and culture

KEY WORDS:

Sequential art; Laerte Coutinho; iconographic solidarity; transgenderism and production of meaning

PAGES: 80
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Comunicação
SUBÁREA: Teoria da Comunicação
SUMMARY:

Comic books in Brazil have established themselves as a space for addressing important political issues that society needs to consider. In 2008, comic book artist Laerte Coutinho began drawing her character Hugo as Muriel, opening up space for important discussions about transgender issues, identity, and the place that transgender people occupy in our country. With the support of Thierry Groensteen's (2015) theories of comics as a system, in light of Benjamin's (2012) historical materialism and Martín-Barbero's (2004) night maps, this work proposes the design of a constellation of comics created by comic book artist Laerte Coutinho over more than 30 years, enhanced by Deleuze and Guattari's (1995) thousand plateaus, which are reflected in the ideas of gender dissent explored by Preciado (2020), with the aim of understanding how the comics on display constructed the trans character in the context of a mass media outlet.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1640014 - MARIA ANGELA PAVAN
Interna - 2887423 - THERESA CHRISTINA BARBOSA DE MEDEIROS
Externa à Instituição - MARIA CLARA CARNEIRO - UFSM